Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film)
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | |
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Directed by | David Dhawan |
Written by | Rumi Jaffery |
Produced by | Vashu Bhagnani |
Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Govinda Ramya Krishnan Raveena Tandon Paresh Rawal Anupam Kher Satish Kaushik Sharat Saxena |
Cinematography | K. S. Prakash Rao |
Edited by | A. Muthu |
Music by | Viju Shah |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹12 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹35.21 crore (equivalent to ₹159 crore or US$20 million in 2023)[1] |
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (transl. Big Mister and Little Mister) is a 1998 Indian
Budgeted at ₹12 crore, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was theatrically released worldwide on 16 October 1998 and Biggest commercial success with a total gross collection of ₹35.21 crore, despite clashing with Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which also saw Kher in an important role.[3] Also, it was one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 1998. It was the first Hindi film to be shot in the Ramoji Film City.[4]
Plot
Police inspectors Arjun Singh and Pyare Mohan Bhargava share a friendly bond. Arjun is unmarried and some petty comments are made about his age. His sister Seema is dating Pyare. Zorawar Siddiqui, a business
Two petty thieves Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan who are look-alikes of Arjun and Pyare, arrive in town. Confusion ensues when every crime the crooks commit are blamed on Arjun and Pyare. Things go further downhill when Shyamlal, the police commissioner is also thrashed by the doubles. Even Seema and Neha mistake Bade and Chote for Arjun and Pyare. Arjun and Pyare land in trouble when Zorawar kidnaps Seema. They are arrested but get saved by the arrival of Bade and Chote.
Bade and Chote confess their acts of theft and conning and promise to get Seema back. They arrive at Zorawar's hideout and stall them while Arjun and Pyare come with the police force and everyone at the hideout is arrested. The crooks leave after apologising to Seema for the confusion. However some of Zorawar's men hijack the police van which is taking him and his associates to jail. They are stopped by Bade and Chote, asking for a lift. Chote realises the truth and gets Zorawar and his men arrested.
Arjun and Pyare are criticised for their mistake regarding the hijacking of the van and the two crooks are given a job in the police force by Shyamlal. Arjun and Pyare end up being demoted to the post of traffic police officers; Bade and Chote take their place as police inspectors.[5]
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Nigam (Bade Miyan) / Inspector Arjun Singh
- Govinda as Sunil Nigam (Chote Miyan) / Inspector Pyare Mohan Bhargava
- Raveena Tandon as Seema Singh
- Ramya Krishnan as Neha Ahuja
- Anupam Kher as Police Commissioner Shyamlal Tripathi
- Paresh Rawal as Zorawar Raaz Ali
- Sharat Saxena as Suryadhar Malik
- Mahavir Shah as Amrish Chawla
- Kader Khan as Waiter Tajendra Chaturvedi/Kadar bhai
- Satish Kaushik as Sharafat Ali
- Sushma Seth as Vaijanti Singh
- Divya Dutta as Madhu Sabharwal
- Rakesh Bedi as Watchman
- Asranias Museum Security Officer
- Avtar Gill as Sundar Kala
- Razzak Khanas Prisoner Khaleem
- Tiku Talsania as Jeweller
- Shehzad Khan as Inspector, who recorded Zorawar's meeting
- David Dhawan as himself
- Viju Khote as Passenger
- Manmauji as Passenger
- Madhuri Dixit as herself
Music
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Viju Shah | ||||
Released | 25 August 1998 | |||
Recorded | Daman Sood | |||
Venue | Mumbai | |||
Studio | Western Outdoor | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 42:22 | |||
Language | Hindi | |||
Label | Tips Cassettes & Records | |||
Producer | Viju Shah | |||
Viju Shah chronology | ||||
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The music album of the film, composed by
Vocals are supplied by
All lyrics are written by
Awards
Zee Cine Awards 1999
Winner
Videocon Screen Awards 1999
Videocon Screen Awards Best Actor (Jury) – Govinda
Nominated
See also
- Ulta Palta (disambiguation), title of various other Indian films based on the play
References
- ^ a b "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan – Movie – Box Office India". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-137-37556-8.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers 1990–1999 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-135-01097-3.
- ^ "Rediff On The Net, Movies: The Bade Miyan Chote Miyan review". Rediff.com. 16 October 1998. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ Planet Bollywood. "Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan songs review". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
External links
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan at IMDb